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Operating statistics

(In millions of units indicated) blank
 Class of Mail 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
First-Class Mail blank
  Pieces, number 98,071.0 97,926.4 99,058.7 102,378.6 103,655.6
  Weight, pounds 4,369.9 4,389.9 4,236.3 4,283.6 4,362.8
  Revenue $36,061.8 $36,376.8 $37,048.3 $36,483.2 $35,876.0
Priority Mail blank
  Pieces, number 887.5 848.6 859.6 998.2 1,117.8
  Weight, pounds 1,690.7 1,623.3 1,622.9 1,875.1 2,149.7
  Revenue $4,633.6 $4,421.4 $4,494.3 $4,722.5 $4,916.4
Express Mail blank
  Pieces, number 55.5 54.1 55.8 61.3 69.4
  Weight, pounds 51.7 50.6 53.2 59.1 72.1
  Revenue $872.3 $852.8 $888.1 $910.5 $995.7
Mailgrams blank
  Pieces, number 1.9 1.6 2.8 2.8 3.3
  Revenue $.08 $0.7 $1.2 $1.4 $1.4
Periodicals blank
  Pieces, number 9,070.0 9,135.3 9,319.9 9,689.8 10,077.4
  Weight, pounds 4,025.6 4,067.5 3,995.0 4,006.1 4,408.3
  Revenue $2,160.8 $2,191.8 $2,234.8 $2,164.9 $2,205.2
Standard Mail*** blank
  Pieces, number 100,942.1 95,563.5 90,492.2 87,230.6 89,938.4
  Weight, pounds 11,656.5 11,148.3 10,827.6 10,315.5 10,822.2
  Revenue $18,953.5 $18,122.5 $17,231.3 $15,818.8 $15,704.9
Package Services blank
  Pieces, number 1,165.5 1,131.9 1,128.5 1,075.1 1,093.0
  Weight, pounds 3,660.2 3,632.6 3,793.8 3,690.6 3,801.7
  Revenue $2,201.1 $2,206.9 $2,215.7 $2,080.1 $1,993.9
International Economy Mail blank
  Pieces, number 22.5 25.9 29.9 38.6 60.4
  Weight, pounds 56.6 60.3 60.5 65.3 80.3
  Revenue $134.3 $145.2 $145.9 $150.4 $177.7
International Airmail*** blank
  Pieces, number 829.0 817.9 775.3 865.2 1,022.1
  Weight, pounds 185.2 168.4 152.6 151.8 171.6
  Revenue**** $1,630.5 $1,550.6 $1,441.0 $1,429.4 $1,554.0
U.S. Postal Service blank
  Pieces, number 621.3 529.3 391.6 424.9 380.6
  Weight, pounds 110.7 105.4 80.1 87.5 82.3
Free Matter for the Blind blank
  Pieces, number 76.4 71.1 70.4 56.8 44.6
  Weight, pounds 34.4 34.6 29.8 28.1 24.9
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Totals***** blank
  Pieces, number 211,742.7 206,105.7 202,184.7 202,821.9 207,462.6
  Weight, pounds 25,841.5 25,280.9 24,851.9 24,562.7 25,975.9
  Revenue $66,648.7 $65,868.7 $65,700.7 $63,761.1 $63,425.2